{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-275/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-275/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/275",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2018/275 of 23 February 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-275",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) 2018/275\nof 23 February 2018\namending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus,\nHaving regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 prohibits the export of equipment which might be used for internal repression to any person, entity or body or for use in Belarus, as well as related technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 765/2006 gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2012/642/CFSP.\n(3)\nCouncil Decision (CFSP) 2018/280, which amends Decision 2012/642/CFSP, provides for derogations from the export ban on certain types of small-calibre sporting rifles, small-calibre sporting pistols and small-calibre ammunition, and from the ban on assistance or services related thereto, while recognising that the export of such equipment should be limited.\n(4)\nRegulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nNothing in this Regulation affects the licence requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(6)\nIn order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/280 of 23 February 2018 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (see page 16 of this Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 implementing Article 10 of the United Nations' Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol), and establishing export authorisation, and import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and components and ammunition (OJ L 94, 30.3.2012, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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